1w ago

What did they think was going to happen…

People walking between the bus stop (outside the picture) and the building (on the right) don’t like taking the long route around this huge green circle. It was pretty obvious that this would happen sooner or later.

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One method is to make your big green circle, then see where the desire paths occur, and then use brick or flagstone, etc to mark the most used path.
- I’ve been thinking of collecting some flat stones and making that path myself.
  
  Go do it :)
  
  This is in the realm of Guerilla Gardening, and I strongly approve. I suggest putting some gravel under the flat stones, as it helps with leveling, and can make your positioning of the stones more durable.
I mean, it's nicer to walk on grass than pavement anyways.
- Depends on how smooth the grass is. Most of the time I'd honestly rather walk on pavement unless it's unnaturally smooth.
  
  unless it’s unnaturally smooth
  Well, this particular patch does seem to fit the bill.
  
  When it rains, that path turns into mud.
Found you: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bF7pRxXKgS9HraoP8
- I was going to recommend WhenTaken to you, but I see you're active in /c/dailygames so you must be already familiar and good at it
- That’s pretty impressive detective work.
  
  This pic has a lot of clues in it.
They need to pay an old lady with a stick to sit on the circle. And when you go onto the grass she comes and starts flogging you.
- Wait, free flogging? I usually pay for that!!!
- Or just fill it up with trees, bushes and flowers
Why isn't this comm called "desired paths?" Sounds really weird with the wrong tense.
- These paths are called “desire paths”— paths that desire follows.
  
  Weird. The grammatically correct way is "desired path."
- Because it comes from "paths of desire", I think. Sort of like "beauty mark" is not "beautifying mark": because it comes from "mark of beauty".
  
  I believe you, it just sounds strange.
- Desired paths sounds weirder to me. I think desire here is a noun and not a verb, like "love affair" vs "loved affair".
  
  I get it now.

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